Identity area
Reference code
Title
Date(s)
- 1938-1945 (Creation)
Level of description
Extent and medium
1 file
Context area
Name of creator
Administrative history
The York Refugee Committee was formed in November 1938 and appears to have disbanded in 1945. The Committee was affiliated to the Co-ordinating Committee for Refugees. Dr. H.N. Bate, the Dean of York was the Chairman, while Mrs V.B. Ditcham and Mrs G.S. Crossley acted as joint secretaries. C.J. Rowntree was Secretary for Mens' and Boys' Employment, while Mrs. G. W. Johnson was Secretary for Domestic Employment. Mrs J.A. Hughes was Hospitality Secretary.
Repository
Content and structure area
Scope and content
Includes minutes of the committee, 14th March 1939 - 27th June 1945 and five items of correspondence with the secretary.
Meetings were held monthly or bi-monthly until November 1940, at which point their frequency reduced to bi-annually until November 1942. There is then a significant gap between November 1942 and the final meeting recorded which took place on 27th June 1945. A report listing refugees dealt with up to 10th May 1939, giving a brief summary of each case, is included with the minutes of the meeting on 16th May 1939.
Accruals
No accruals are expected.
System of arrangement
Conditions of access and use area
Conditions governing access
Restricted access (Data Protection Act)
Restricted under the Data Protection Act 1988. A Data Protection exemption form must be signed prior to use.
Conditions governing reproduction
Images are supplied for private research only at the Archivist's discretion. Please note that material may be unsuitable for copying on conservation grounds. Researchers who wish to publish material must seek copyright permission from the copyright owner.
Language of material
- English
Script of material
Language and script notes
Finding aids
There is a excel spreadsheet of the refugees named in the volume in the accession file for Acc 404.
Allied materials area
Existence and location of originals
Explore York
Existence and location of copies
Related units of description
The papers and diaries of Mary Hughes, the Committees' Hospitality Secretary are held at Acc 2014/003.
Publication note
Unknown.